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So I recently took my 2012 V wagon to the dealership for my first oil change at 5k miles and mentioned that the rear diff was making some undesirable noises.

The tech ended up replacing the fluid and said the fluid before was all dirty. He said there was a TSB out for this. Is that correct? From the first post in this thread it sounded like fluid was more low rather than dirty. He said they replaced it with mobil 1 per the TSB. Does this sound right?

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They are mass production vehicles, built on an assembly line. You need to see it to understand how easily a part can be left out. The line never stops. My van had a missing front shock. It's a lack of quality control. Line workers are txting instead of paying attention, and the car goes by them. The UAW protects the workers from getting fired. And your paying $60K for an inferior product.

Then the dealer pays some high school kid $8/hr to bang the hub caps on, and install the front air dam. Then another $8/hr illegal immigrant to wash and wax the car.

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Originally Posted by the blur

They are mass production vehicles, built on an assembly line. You need to see it to understand how easily a part can be left out. The line never stops. My van had a missing front shock. It's a lack of quality control. Line workers are txting instead of paying attention, and the car goes by them. The UAW protects the workers from getting fired. And your paying $60K for an inferior product.

Then the dealer pays some high school kid $8/hr to bang the hub caps on, and install the front air dam. Then another $8/hr illegal immigrant to wash and wax the car.

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Hello Tricia, My name is Donald Moore and I was wondering if you can check on a car for me..I ordered a CTS-V in March...They say the car has been built and waiting on shipment..Just wondering how long does it take..The car was built on around April 22 and been sitting...would appreciate any answer that you can get if you can....Thanks Don Moore

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Originally Posted by Deemoe

Hello Tricia, My name is Donald Moore and I was wondering if you can check on a car for me..I ordered a CTS-V in March...They say the car has been built and waiting on shipment..Just wondering how long does it take..The car was built on around April 22 and been sitting...would appreciate any answer that you can get if you can....Thanks Don Moore

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Good info,
I'm a new owner of a '14 Vagon as of 12/24/14 I noticed the diff was a bit noisy, it just turned 1000 miles.
Looks like I'm heading in for a service issue already, I like the idea of changing the engine oil at 1 k on a new motor anyway.
I'll have the diff changed, oil changed and trams topped out as well as coolant and IC.

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Originally Posted by Boatmangc

Good info,
I'm a new owner of a '14 Vagon as of 12/24/14 I noticed the diff was a bit noisy, it just turned 1000 miles.
Looks like I'm heading in for a service issue already, I like the idea of changing the engine oil at 1 k on a new motor anyway.
I'll have the diff changed, oil changed and trams topped out as well as coolant and IC.

Thanks for the heads up!

Remember new owners .. if you're still within the 4yr/50k miles of your base warranty, and you have a 2011 or newer, more thank likely have the Premier Care Maintenance Program on your vehicle.
The protocol follows changing they engine oil either every year, at 7500 miles, or when your oil life percentage is at 10%-15%. I've attached a link for your view. But be prepared the dealer may charge you for the oil change because it's not within the maintenance plan of the vehicle.

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Originally Posted by Lady3bglover

Remember new owners .. if you're still within the 4yr/50k miles of your base warranty, and you have a 2011 or newer, more thank likely have the Premier Care Maintenance Program on your vehicle.
The protocol follows changing they engine oil either every year, at 7500 miles, or when your oil life percentage is at 10%-15%. I've attached a link for your view. But be prepared the dealer may charge you for the oil change because it's not within the maintenance plan of the vehicle.

Remember to build a profile for your vehicle on, www.MyCadillac.com, so you can stay in the loop.

Lisa
Certified Technology and Delivery Specialist

Thanks Lisa,
I had the motor oil changed at my expense today at 1000 miles. My feelings are that the car was on a dealer lot for a year and during that time went on 45 miles of test drives, if they were anything like my test drive they were spirited.
$65 well worth the peace of mind for me.

And the differential fluid is being replaced with a new oil referred to in a TSB.

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Originally Posted by Boatmangc

Thanks Lisa,
I had the motor oil changed at my expense today at 1000 miles. My feelings are that the car was on a dealer lot for a year and during that time went on 45 miles of test drives, if they were anything like my test drive they were spirited.
$65 well worth the peace of mind for me.

And the differential fluid is being replaced with a new oil referred to in a TSB.

I would have asked to have the change thrown in, but that's just me. $65 for a full synthetic change is a nice price, I'd jump on that too.

I can certainly appreciate taking a spirited test drive. No one wants to invest in a vehicle that can't handle an owners daily driving rigors. I have to admit, though not a V Series or Sport, but the 2.0T ATS Coupe is A LOT of fun! Lighter body and 295 lbs of rear torque... I've chirped the sneakers. Have you?